NEGATIVE ONE: Comic synopses: Dax

Title Synopsis

0050 dax #1: small fires First appearance of Dax and the hippies. Dax--who doesn't have a name as such--finds himself climbing out of a lake and hiding in the long beach grass, watching some strange native creatures who are camping, smoking, eating, and drinking. Dax allows himself to be discovered, and the amiable hippies try to feed him. He takes this as a sign that they want to be friends, and resolves to try to learn.

0058 dax #2: adopted son The hippies discuss Dax and reveal that he can talk a little (he's a fast learner). Dax decides he is hungry and hunts a rabbit, then realizes he has a strong feeling that he must honor the creature's spirit with a prayer.

0066 dax #3: in respect One of the hippie girls objects to Dax's having killed a bunny, and Dax wants to make sure she knows he was respectful in his hunt. He shows all the hippies what he did to pay homage to the rabbit and Mother Earth, and finds that the hippies respect him for it.

0074 dax #4: just say no The hippie girl who was disgusted by Dax's kill in the last episode has now warmed up to him and is trying to make him talk. Later the hippies go swimming, and Dax thinks it's interesting that the girls take off their clothes, but he also thinks it makes them rather uncivilized. He would never disrobe in front of others.

0082 dax #5: i trust them Dax helps the hippies pack up their stuff and load it into their van. They talk amongst themselves and decide to invite him along. The van is a foreign concept to Dax, but he trusts his companions enough to enter it.

0090 dax #6: a new person Dax experiences a ride in a vehicle for the first time, and goes with his hippie friends to "the ranch," where he meets and is marginally accepted by the host of the property.

0098 dax #7: two times over Dax describes having made himself at home in a barn and talking to his companions. He asks one girl to help him learn to read, and finds that there is no word for either his type of creature or his individual self. He wonders why he came to such a world.

0106 dax #8: words for it During a cookout party with his hippie friends, Dax meets some new hippie types and has a sacred experience with the full moon. He thinks of the moon as the Earth Goddess's eye.

0114 dax #9: human nature Dax discovers that some of his hippie companions have a tendency to steal from others. Dax is appalled by this practice, even though one of his friends claims it's just "human nature." He ponders whether he can even continue to keep company with people who would do such a thing.

0122 dax #10: guilt trip Dax's companions deny him the opportunity to come into a convenience store with them because he isn't human. Then he gets guilt-tripped into cooperating with a scheme to collect money from letting a curious store worker look at him like an exhibit.

0130 dax #11: scary Dax decides to take meeting new people into his own hands against the hippies' advice, and only ends up scaring some passersby. Dax and the lead hippie discuss the situation.

0138 dax #12: stolen trust Dax becomes desperately lonely always being left out, but when he seeks to join his companions' action he witnesses two different incidents of stealing. He decides to leave based on not wanting to keep company with such people, and finds out one of the hippies' names. He promises her that he will return in one month to see if either of them have changed.

0146 dax #13: colored lights Dax seeks shelter in what turns out to be a nightclub, and observes humans and their colored lights and dancing. He makes contact with a few clubgoers, some of whom are under the influence of hallucinogenic drugs.

0154 dax #14: new attitude Intrigued by the idea that he may be able to see eye to eye with these humans if he samples the clubgoers' hallucinogenic drugs, Dax agrees to try a hit of acid.

0163 dax #15: ghosts Dax wakes up under the streets of the city after apparently tripping on acid, but he doesn't remember the experience and seems to have garbled some of his older memories. But as he meditates, he realizes he has a few memories he never had before, and he decides that he will not allow his wish to trust humans to destroy his memories or his values again.

0169 dax #16: second choice Dax ventures aboveground once night falls, finds a dumpster with some edible fast food cast-offs in it, and takes a drink from a squirting fire hydrant. He pursues entertainment by following the sound of a radio, wishing for conversation but settling for his second choice.

0175 dax #17: talking back Dax spends the night in a crawlspace under a store and listens to the radio. In the morning he's awoken by a little girl who thinks he might be a monster and wants to give him a snack.

0178 dax #18: dark places The little girl under whose father's store Dax is hiding decides to bring Dax some basically edible food, believing he is a monster but undisturbed by it. He consumes it and wonders what he can give her in return.

0184 dax #19: loneliness Dax listens to the little girl who gave him food last time pretend to read a book to him, and that night he gets sick from food he ate out of a dumpster. He decides he wants to somehow return to hunting his own food so he will know he can trust it, and determines that when the hippies return, he will ask them to take him back to where they found him. He's disappointed that there's no foreseeable future for him that doesn't involve loneliness.

0187 dax #20: home The hippies return, keeping their promise to meet Dax. They say they're going home, and agree to drop him off at the place where they found him. Then they drive away and he's on his own.

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Title	Synopsis
0050 dax #1: small fires	First appearance of Dax and the hippies. Dax--who doesn't have a name as such--finds himself climbing out of a lake and hiding in the long beach grass, watching some strange native creatures who are camping, smoking, eating, and drinking. Dax allows himself to be discovered, and the amiable hippies try to feed him. He takes this as a sign that they want to be friends, and resolves to try to learn.
0058 dax #2: adopted son	The hippies discuss Dax and reveal that he can talk a little (he's a fast learner). Dax decides he is hungry and hunts a rabbit, then realizes he has a strong feeling that he must honor the creature's spirit with a prayer.
0066 dax #3: in respect	One of the hippie girls objects to Dax's having killed a bunny, and Dax wants to make sure she knows he was respectful in his hunt. He shows all the hippies what he did to pay homage to the rabbit and Mother Earth, and finds that the hippies respect him for it.
0074 dax #4: just say no	The hippie girl who was disgusted by Dax's kill in the last episode has now warmed up to him and is trying to make him talk. Later the hippies go swimming, and Dax thinks it's interesting that the girls take off their clothes, but he also thinks it makes them rather uncivilized. He would never disrobe in front of others.
0082 dax #5: i trust them	Dax helps the hippies pack up their stuff and load it into their van. They talk amongst themselves and decide to invite him along. The van is a foreign concept to Dax, but he trusts his companions enough to enter it.
0090 dax #6: a new person	Dax experiences a ride in a vehicle for the first time, and goes with his hippie friends to "the ranch," where he meets and is marginally accepted by the host of the property.
0098 dax #7: two times over	Dax describes having made himself at home in a barn and talking to his companions. He asks one girl to help him learn to read, and finds that there is no word for either his type of creature or his individual self. He wonders why he came to such a world.
0106 dax #8: words for it	During a cookout party with his hippie friends, Dax meets some new hippie types and has a sacred experience with the full moon. He thinks of the moon as the Earth Goddess's eye.
0114 dax #9: human nature	Dax discovers that some of his hippie companions have a tendency to steal from others. Dax is appalled by this practice, even though one of his friends claims it's just "human nature." He ponders whether he can even continue to keep company with people who would do such a thing.
0122 dax #10: guilt trip	Dax's companions deny him the opportunity to come into a convenience store with them because he isn't human. Then he gets guilt-tripped into cooperating with a scheme to collect money from letting a curious store worker look at him like an exhibit.
0130 dax #11: scary	Dax decides to take meeting new people into his own hands against the hippies' advice, and only ends up scaring some passersby. Dax and the lead hippie discuss the situation.
0138 dax #12: stolen trust	Dax becomes desperately lonely always being left out, but when he seeks to join his companions' action he witnesses two different incidents of stealing. He decides to leave based on not wanting to keep company with such people, and finds out one of the hippies' names. He promises her that he will return in one month to see if either of them have changed.
0146 dax #13: colored lights	Dax seeks shelter in what turns out to be a nightclub, and observes humans and their colored lights and dancing. He makes contact with a few clubgoers, some of whom are under the influence of hallucinogenic drugs.
0154 dax #14: new attitude	Intrigued by the idea that he may be able to see eye to eye with these humans if he samples the clubgoers' hallucinogenic drugs, Dax agrees to try a hit of acid.
0163 dax #15: ghosts	Dax wakes up under the streets of the city after apparently tripping on acid, but he doesn't remember the experience and seems to have garbled some of his older memories. But as he meditates, he realizes he has a few memories he never had before, and he decides that he will not allow his wish to trust humans to destroy his memories or his values again.
0169 dax #16: second choice	Dax ventures aboveground once night falls, finds a dumpster with some edible fast food cast-offs in it, and takes a drink from a squirting fire hydrant. He pursues entertainment by following the sound of a radio, wishing for conversation but settling for his second choice.
0175 dax #17: talking back	Dax spends the night in a crawlspace under a store and listens to the radio. In the morning he's awoken by a little girl who thinks he might be a monster and wants to give him a snack.
0178 dax #18: dark places	The little girl under whose father's store Dax is hiding decides to bring Dax some basically edible food, believing he is a monster but undisturbed by it. He consumes it and wonders what he can give her in return.
0184 dax #19: loneliness	Dax listens to the little girl who gave him food last time pretend to read a book to him, and that night he gets sick from food he ate out of a dumpster. He decides he wants to somehow return to hunting his own food so he will know he can trust it, and determines that when the hippies return, he will ask them to take him back to where they found him. He's disappointed that there's no foreseeable future for him that doesn't involve loneliness.
0187 dax #20: home	The hippies return, keeping their promise to meet Dax. They say they're going home, and agree to drop him off at the place where they found him. Then they drive away and he's on his own.